Armand Gamache book 8 · 2012
The Beautiful Mystery
In a remote monastery whose monks are famous for their singing, the choirmaster has been murdered. Gamache and Beauvoir travel to the cloister to find the killer among the brothers, and then an unwelcome visitor from Sûreté headquarters arrives.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louise Penny
- Series
- Armand Gamache, book 8 of 21
- Published
- 2012
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Three Pines, Quebec
- Characters charted
- 12
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Beautiful Mystery
12 recurring or key characters from Louise Penny’s chart. Introduces Sylvain Francoeur.
Lead 1
- Armand GamacheChief Inspector of homicide, Sûreté du Québec
Major 7
- Jean-Guy BeauvoirGamache’s second-in-command, later his son-in-lawStruggles with addiction
- Isabelle LacosteDetective, later head of homicide
- Sylvain FrancoeurFirst appearanceChief Superintendent and Gamache’s enemy
- Clara MorrowArtist living in Three Pines
- Ruth ZardoElderly poet with a pet duck, Rosa
- Myrna LandersFormer psychologist who runs the bookshop
- Olivier BruléRuns the bistro with Gabri
Minor and cameo 4
- Reine-Marie GamacheArmand’s wife
- Annie GamacheArmand’s daughter, later Jean-Guy’s wife
- Yvette NicholJunior agent
- Gabri DubeauRuns the bed and breakfast with Olivier
Also featuring these characters
Other Louise Penny books that share the most characters with The Beautiful Mystery.
- Bury Your Dead2010 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Long Way Home2014 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Nature of the Beast2015 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Rule Against Murder2008 · Armand Gamache · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon